Chapter 2

Ziya

“Our family must be so worried,” I said.

“Yeah... my poor parents,” he replied.

“How old are you?” I asked while trying to comb some knots out of my hair, using my fingers. Long hair was so not helpful right now. Tomorrow, I’ll search in one of those suitcases if there’s a comb in there.

“I’m nineteen. And you?” he asked.

“I’m twenty six. I already expected you to be younger. You’re very mature for your age, though.” I said.

“Yeah... I hear that more often. I guess I’m a bit more serious than most other guys my age.”

“Your girlfriend must be worried too...” I didn’t know why, but I kinda hoped he would say he was single.

He looked up. “Oh, I don’t have a girlfriend. And... your boyfriend, he must be worried…?”

“Oh, I don’t have a boyfriend.”

“A husband then?”

“Haha, no husband. No girlfriend either,” I replied, smiling.

“It’s the first time I see you smile,” he said, smiling too. He looked so handsome with the orange light that danced on his face.

“Well, sadly, there wasn’t much to smile about,” I sighed and shrugged.

“True.”

“But I’m glad I have you,” I said for the second time that day. I didn’t wanna be too much, but I was just very happy.

“Me too,” he said.

We were silent after that and the only sound that filled the cave was the cracking wood that came from the campfire and the splashing sound of the waterfall outside.

Max started to yawn and rubbed his eyes. He must be so tired since he was the one that had to do everything today. He had even carried me half of our walk to the cave.

“You’re tired. You should sleep,” I said.

“You should too.”

He had cut off some large tree leaves and placed them on the ground before we ate our dinner. That was gonna be our bed. It was no five-star hotel bed, but it would do for tonight.

“Yeah. Let’s sleep and see what tomorrow’s gonna bring us. Maybe someone will come to rescue us tomorrow,” I said, even though I didn’t believe it myself.

“Ok. What do you think, is the fire ok like this?” he asked. “Can we leave it?”

“I think so, maybe it’ll go out but I think that’s the worst that can happen.”

“Yeah... I have no idea. I’ve never been stranded on an island before.”

I laughed as I crawled to the floor and laid down. “Me neither. I just hope I won’t be a victim of mosquitoes tonight.”

“I haven’t seen any yet,” he said as he also laid down, an arm’s length away from where I laid.

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At night, I felt cold. So very cold. The fire didn’t provide enough heat to keep me warm and my teeth started chattering.

Max woke up from my twisting and turning. “Are you cold?” he asked.

“R-r-r-really c-cold,” I answered.

“Can I... Can I maybe lay beside you?” he asked. “To keep you warm. They always say that body-to-body contact keeps you warm.”

“I d-d-don’t care, p-please, you can do a-anything to me you w-want at this point.” My back and neck began to hurt from the shivering.

He stood up and laid himself beside me and he felt like a warm blanket. “Better?” he asked.

“T-thank you s-so much, yes better,” I replied. He felt so good.

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When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was the sound of the waterfall. The second thing was the presence of Max, who still laid against me, spooning me from behind. I felt warm and safe in his arms, but I also couldn't help to feel something else... down there... Of course, it was normal that he had morning wood as he was a young man in the prime of his life. It wasn't his fault, male bodies just did this, but... I didn't know what to do with that thing literally poking against my arsehole.

I didn't want him to wake up, but I also couldn't lay like this for very long. It made me feel strange and I also really needed to pee.

As careful as I could, I rolled out of his arms and sat up. My body was still sore, but I felt much better than yesterday. As I sat, I looked around a bit. The fire had gone out, but it was now light in the cave because of the few rays of sunlight that peeked inside

Max laid completely still with his face laying inside his elbow. I thought he looked rather cute. And hot. He had the best abs and pecs. No wonder he made me feel strange. A boy like him wouldn't turn his head for a woman like me in the normal world. Now we were trapped together and I had spent the night against such a hunk, half-naked... well, he was half-naked, I was still wearing the same outfit for hours that made me feel gross. I smelled of old sea. It was disgusting.

I stood up and drank some water before I emptied my bladder in the bushes and decided to wash myself in the lake since I felt so dirty. There was sand stuck everywhere. Everywhere, I tell you.

I undressed and stepped into the lukewarm lake where I washed my clothes. Max was asleep anyway and I was sure he was so tired from his hard work yesterday, that he would sleep a little longer, so I had some time for privacy. Not that I cared much for him seeing me naked as I didn't have any problems with being naked around other people. I'd lived in Europe for a few years and going to the spa there meant walking around naked, men and women mixed.

Skinny dipping has always been something I loved. I felt so free to swim in water without clothes. Like I was a mermaid. Maybe it's childish but that's how I felt.

After I washed my clothes, I laid them out to dry in the sun and swam to the waterfall to wash the seawater out of my hair. I got some company from a few fishes who started circling my ankles. They weren't that big, so I wasn't afraid of them. It was good they were here because fish meant food. I closed my eyes as the cold water fell on top of my head. The waterfall was small so the stream wasn't too hard. When I was done, I swam around a bit, enjoying myself.

"Zi--Ziya." When I heard his voice, I looked up and saw Max standing at the waterfront. "I'm s-sorry. Uh... I'm awake," he said, looking in another direction as soon as he noticed I wasn't wearing my clothes anymore.

I couldn't help but laugh. The athletic hunk had made a place for a shy boy who almost blushed when seeing a naked woman swimming in the lake. Wasn't he cute?

"It's ok, Max, you can look now," I said, letting myself sink a bit so my upper body was underwater too. I didn't wanna make him feel more shy than he already was. "You must have sand sticking in your asscrack as well. Join me, the water is amazing! I washed my clothes too."

"..."

I turned around. "I won't look at you until you're completely in the water."

"Uh, ok, I suppose I do feel a b-bit gross..."

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